Trypanosoma cruzi: a stage-specific calpain-like protein is induced after various kinds of stress

Calpains are calcium-dependent cysteine proteinases found in all living organisms and are involved in diverse cellular processes. Calpain-like proteins have been reported after in silico analysis of the Tritryps genome and are believed to play important roles in cell functions of trypanosomatids. We...

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Main Authors: Viviane Giese, Bruno Dallagiovanna, Fabricio K Marchini, Daniela P Pavoni, Marco A Krieger, Samuel Goldenberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2008-09-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762008000600015